Iran Praises South Africa’s Genocide Case against Israel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian president lauded South Africa’s “courageous” move to lodge a genocide case against the Zionist regime at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart on Thursday night, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hailed the African government’s initiative and courageous move to file a complaint at the ICJ against the Israeli regime for its crimes in Gaza.
“This measure, taken by a country that has experienced the bitterness of racism and genocide for years, has been hailed and applauded not only by the Islamic world, but the whole free and freedom-seeking nations,” the Iranian president said.
The Zionist regime and its cohorts will definitely seek to deflect the judicial processes in the ICJ case, he noted, adding, “The humanitarian community and all nations expect the court (ICJ) to exercise justice and indict the criminal Zionist regime.”
Reaffirming Iran’s support for South Africa’s brave action, President Raisi said while the international organizations have remained passive and idle regarding the Israeli atrocities in Gaza, the name of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will go down in history, along with Nelson Mandela, as a figure combating racism and advocating justice in the world.
For his part, President Ramaphosa described Iran as a genuine and reliable friend of South Africa in hard times.
He said South Africa is delighted to see that “influential and pacific” countries, like Iran, are supporting the Palestinian people and their rights.
Ramaphosa underlined that his country’s determination to fight against the Israeli regime’s genocidal crimes will by no means be undermined in the face of opposition from certain countries backing Israel.
He noted that those countries have always adopted “hypocritical and insincere” stances on the international developments, but their true face has been disclosed after the heinous catastrophe in Gaza, because the world nations have realized that those hypocrites do not care about the lives of humans.
President Ramaphosa finally highlighted South Africa’s respect for the Iranian government and nation, saying the history of bilateral relations is filled with close cooperation.
The International Court of Justice is set to rule today on whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign, as it responds to a case brought to the UN’s highest court by South Africa accusing Israel of state-led genocide in Gaza.
At least 25,900 people have been killed and 64,110 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.